It was all that a young
woman could do to maintain a conversation with a fellow Christian while waiting
for her fiance’s jet to bring him home to her after a three-week separation.
Once the plane was at the gate, conversation was impossible as the engaged
woman stood watching, eagerly waiting for the moment when she could throw her
arms around her loved one at last. As she peered down the passage, the friend
with whom she had been talking earlier was heard to say, “What a beautiful
picture of the church watching for the return of her bridegroom.” ── Michael P.
Green《Illustrations for Biblical
Preaching》